Welcome to Sydney's traditional jazz scene...live jazz in Sydney......Club Ashfield is the venue and with its long residency, The Bridge City Jazz Band is the band....a nominal 4 piece we have three special guests each Friday taking the band up to a 7 piece swinging trad.jazz band...and this coming Friday 28th November 2014...we've a special "Birthday Bash" for Paul Furniss, celebrating his 70th birthday...he'll lead the band on soprano sax with Geoff Bull a co-leader on trumpet, Gary Walford on piano, and Graham Hilgendorf on drums....

Internationally known reed player Paul Furniss is often a special guest leading the Bridge City Jazz Band at Club Ashfield...but this coming Friday 28th November 2014 the Bridge City Jazz Band has a big "Birthday Bash" for his 70th birthday with Geoff Bull on trumpet, Gary Walford on the Club's grand piano, Paul on soprano saxophone and clarinet and Graham Hilgendorf on drums complementing the band regulars...John Bates on trombone/vocals, Colin Beal on reeds, Colin Davies on double bass and myself Dennis Quinlan on banjo....
What a wow of a night it promises to be.....
A large birthday card with many photos of Paul's life and space to write good wishes...a large birthday cake for him to cut and share with those in the audience and a great night of traditional jazz.....

 See you there.....
Club Ashfield is at 5 Charlotte Street, Ashfield beside the Ashfield Railway station on the northern side and the gig is up on the first floor in the bistro/function area from 7.30pm to 10.30pm with the restaurant serving nice food until 9pm.....I always eat there on Jazz nights....
Best of all the admission is FREE....

 

 

 Where is Club Ashfield??

  Future special guests with the Bridge City Jazz Band at Club Ashfield and other BCJB future gigs...